This is the life. It's Just me and the dog drinking some coffee on a Sunday morning tuning in to a good old mustie 1 program. It couldn't be any better
He is actually doing this as a profession. TH-cam pays him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the videos. He has over half a million subscribers and hundreds of millions of views. He also knows how to work on heavy equipment/diesel, gasoline engines, two stroke engines, and so much more. You would have been very lucky to have made in your 30+ years the money that he is making. I am not saying that you didn’t, just that you would have been very lucky. He deserves everything that he has.
@@larryfalkin63 That's not what I meant. I meant, I did body repair and paint "ONLY", I didn't do mechanic work or other things. He can repair just about anything that runs, plus body work. I wasn't taking anything away from him. He doesn't do body repair as his only means of living. He has crazy skills.
Very cool video. Sheet metal fab is an art form. I love these Econolines. Thanks for keeping this one out of the crusher. You will have a sweet ride shortly.
I love these kind of videos. You make it seem like we are learning things together and the comments include more knowledgeable people suggesting how it might be done better. You have challenged and encouraged me to try my hand doing things like welding, fabricating and working with sheet metal that I had given up on because I thought I didn't have the magic touch.
You talking about that final bend made me think about an old mentor I had from Uruguay. When i wanted to make that final tweak because I saw something that could be better he would tell me "You no want to get greedy". Miss you Jose, Rest in peace my friend.
Mustie1 I'm someone that has really enjoyed your videos and a guy about your age that's been fixen stuff for business and personal on things. I love the fact that you show that we need to take our time and rush inorder to do right, it's a legacy that you're passing on. Thank you for the content
Let’s be honest, any vintage cab over design truck is awesome as a toy mover, it doesn’t mater the badge of ford, Chevy, dodge, or even a Jeep forward control truck. But I think the Jeep is the best choice, because it was the only one with a factory 4x4 option!
They would be the easiest pile of rubbish to die in as well, safety obviously never came into the equation, but then it never seems to have done with Ford.
Mustie1, (just in case you see this amongst all the thousands of comments on these body work videos) You are really doing amazing work and getting even better than you already were every hour that you cut and bang things into submission!!
Mustie, get a laser string line and mount it at the end of the dye so it shines along your work piece so you know where the top dye will press. Also does your machine have stops? Stop it travelling so far up n down? Takes practice, you will get there! I learnt that you only press small increments cause you can always press it again if it wasn’t enough. Thanks for bringing us along!
The “growing metal” issue referred to is called bend allowance. Use a “K” or “J” chart to determine your setback for bends. For the life of me I have no idea how you find the time to do the tasks, explain what your doing while your doing it, research and order parts, and then edit videos. Great stuff keep it up please.
Your videos inspire me to be better at something. I will never be the mechanic, or artist, you are, but I can up my game somewhere else. In the summer of 1975 I worked in a metal shop between my 11th and 12th grades and we had about a 8 ft brake and the foot petal it was real sloppy, so it could be a challenge. We were building HVAC duct work for large grocery stores, so alot of 90 degree bends. That brake was evil. You are the Man!
To create a curved pofile for use in a press take a piece of very large profile angle iron and smooth the exterior 90 edge to match the curve profile. If needed lay weld beads down either exterior side to give a greater surface area when ground smooth. Then lay that over the sheet material and allow the blade to sit into the interior 90 of the iron...and press 👍😉
Or he can try and get an English wheel, used some where but that cost's more money than what your explaining, at what your saying he has the materials already handy to make the template to make soft edges, am I right?
My thoughts exactly, my ex grandfather inlaw was a tool and die maker and in a pinch he'd tac up a pice of pipe to make a curved profile, he'd make a die if he had a lot to make but for just 2 he'd use pipe.
I really don't understand why he didn't use a pipe and a hammer. Check out the 60 Fury on Cold War Motors. 1 good car from 3 with lots and lots of hammering, even with an English Wheel!
I enjoy your long videos when working on fixing and repairing body panels. The time seems to fly by and all of a sudden the video comes to an end. Keep up the good work and keep those long videos coming.👍🇨🇦
For just a few bends, in light gauge steel, you can make brake dies out of wood. Oak works pretty well. Use a router to make the exact profile you want.
kelly steele while wood doesn’t rust, it rots so he might be right at home with it!, and with his personality and patience, I don’t think it would be beyond his abilities! Just think about all the different things that you do, I’m quite sure that is an eclectic lot in itself, why would he or anyone else be much different, think it comes down to what gives him greater pleasure, that he shares with us.
'While I was in the mood, I made number 2'. This is why I just love this channel! The cool commentary, it's a gift I guess .. and back to work on Jan 1st ...
Thanks Mustie1. I ran a brake machine 25 years ago. Takes some getting used to. I almost cut both my thumbs off with this goofy setup I thought was a stroke of genius. Old guy even walked over to my area and said " Like your thumbs kid" I should have listened to him.
That old truck needs a set of 70’s corvette style side pipes to go along with those retro slot mags. Good luck with your projects and keep up the great work. Peace.
You said bringing junk back to life. I think that that's around about way adjust bragging that's you're going to have a really nice vehicle after all the Sweat Equity. Thank you for taking the extra time and showing us about the tailgate. As always thank you, Darren.
OK, thoughts: Myself I would have made a top and bottom die for the machine for that one soft radius as you'll be able to use it on all future metalwork...... using some black iron pipe welded to some bar stock that was thick enough to clamp into the machine where the dies go (you could also make this custom die a bit longer than the machine to accommodate your length needs?) When I worked in a body shop restoring rusty junk with new metal like this, we used wide pan-head self tapping sheet metal screws to hold everything prior to tacking, then once it was all tacked you just had tiny holes smaller than a pop-rivet to weld/tack over and grind flush, vice grips tend to smash big round spots, or slip like crazy if too loose, fine for ONE panel like you have in this video, but youre going to need to hold it all in place while you fit the wheel arch, and the back corner - sheet metal self-tappers are your best friend for temp. fastening
i have the same press brake. i make tooling all the time, the tang to hold the punch in is 1/2", so with a piece of 1/2" flat bar 4ft long and say 4" wide, i would tack weld some cold rolled 5/8" round bar, that would work with your bottom die, your still going to have to bump it in small steps to get that small radius, even with the tooling you have i would bump it, set it for the smallest bend angle you can, do your bend and then move the part in 1/8" , maybe only a 1/16", do another bend, then move in, over and over, it would be nice if you could score a 4ft four way die, they are so handy. i built a power back gage for my brake using an old satellite dish positioner, the kind when dishes were 12ft in dia, i mounted it to the back end of the right hand acme thread, deadly accurate.
Very nice work. The first generation of Econoline Vans and Pickups they looked cool, they were built like a box with nearly vertical front ends. The 1960's vans, Dodge, Ford, and GMC located the engine between the two front seats, the windshield and front end sheet metal were directly in front of the driver and front passenger. This provided the driver with great views, tight turning radius's, and the ability to park in tight places. Nowadays the government probably would not allow vehicles like this to be built, they would consider them unsafe. Thanks Mustie.
We'd love to see you at The Good of the Land Festival this year with Eric from HandToolRescue. We have mowers and motors that need Rusteration here in Texas too!
Considering what you've got to work with and the fact that you've had to "play it by ear ", so to speak. I think you have made a pretty good job. Back home in New Zealand this would definitely propel you into " Magiver " statice.
i used to work at a precision sheet metal shop ( I was a CNC programmer ) they had 25 press brakes some of them had CNC back gauges and they had tons of tooling for them you are doing great with what you have there I know thats one of your mottos " make do with whatcha got " thanks for sharing
I use my Milwaukee cordless skill saw with a $20 C5 carbide blade from Harbor Freight no guard of course cut your car right in half with 2 batteries . Use it for cutting electrical conduit cuts it square and no burrs ,i'll cut any steel with it
Excellent video. I'm a mechanic but have only dabbled in Bodywork a tiny amount. It is fascinating to watch the creativity that goes into bending and shaping panels and making a rust Bucket look like new again
Ladies and gentlemen all of your issues have been solved with 30 years experience be nice to the old-timer❤️ you see he still has all his digits and both eyes work! Although I have to admit everybody else I’ve seen using a plasma cutter wears their welding mask! Full disclosure here I’m a computer complainer on this issue because......... I don’t have a PLASMA CUTTER yet🤔❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸TRUMP2020🇺🇸
The plasma cuts with no slag and easy punch-through makes me crazy! My Chinese plasma cutter is awful by comparison. Still better than no plasma cutter, though.
I just saw one of those old econoline trucks in the next town over from where I"m living. The Truck is in Berea, Ohio and I live in Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland) Been living here for 2 .5 years now. I'm a refugee from the Crappy CT Economy. I was living in Granby, CT. I love your show, it's cool seeing someone from my old stomping grounds doing something cool...
yes this. we called it chip forming. I have used brake to form 6'' radius bends. Set the brake to barely kiss the material at the bottom of the stroke and then move in a 1/16" or an 1/8" and hit it again. You can adjust the depth slightly to decrease the radius or hit it closer together. I have formed many a leading edge of a wing this way, tweaking the bend as I went
Right, and set the press so it doesn't bottom out on the bottom die. So it just bends the metal a very little bit. Then repeat that over a distance and you get a radius instead of a sharp bend.
When you run a press brake, never have your thumbs above the material when you initiate the stroke. This I know about. Yes, I have ten fingers at 57. It required surgery to keep the number at ten. I don't mean to lecture you. Just be aware. :-) The press I was running was 75 T. Two millimeters in, I would have seen a part of my skeleton. Although, I was bending split and expanded. Ya. Ouch.
I've always wanted one of these old Econoline pick up trucks. I think they are so tough looking. It great to see you cutting all the rust off and patching this one up. It's going to look great. I enjoy watching over your shoulder in the shop. Great work
Yeah, I always watch you and admire how intuitively you work on motors. I always learn a lot. And then I see you operate that press brake. My dad was a welder, so even though I went into academics, that's something I've done since I was a kid. Yeeeoww! There are some great youtube videos out there...
You make a nice video Darrin. Lots of discussion and airing your thoughts. Fun to watch. Just be careful with your fingers around that press. 36 years as a Paramedic Firefighter in a large West Coast port city FD. I saw a lot of man waster accidents in the port on equipment like that press. Be careful, it happens fast. I'd hate to have anything happen to you. Love your projects and videos.
I got to tell you, don't worry about the videos being not as interesting as the ones fidling with motors and such. Watching you work and bring back this great looking truck together is therapy enough for my eyes. Very interesting to watch you work on it Mustie. Keep going, i don't tire of it. Thanks for the vid quality as well. Til the next one! Be safe!
Bumping sheet metal is a series of very light, equally spaced bends over a predetermined length or stretchout (where the radius starts and stops) of a radius.
Yes, and I always used the manual brake instead of the press brake on something like this, a lot easier to control. Mustie will get the hang of it, he is doing pretty good right now.
Really appreciate you sharing the whole process with us! I work in sheet metal manufacturing but I'm rather fresh. My wife and I enjoyed this on our Sunday morning. I can't wait to see more progress going forward!
Really enjoy watching you create new body panels. Find myself talking you via the video making suggestions on how to fashion it. Glad you can’t hear me because I would just screw it up. Keep it up.
I am not trying to be a smart guy here, but when making the new rocker panels, there was a bit of an error in the thought process. At first you followed the profile gauge that came off the original panel on the vehcile, but at some point you switched to placing the replacement panel on top of the original panel that was to be replaced and you started taking the dimensions from there instead of building the replacement to fit 'inside' the original profile gauge dimensions. This caused you to build a 'sleeve' panel that fits on the outside of the origial bodypanel, but is now too large on every angled section to replace the original once it is cut out. Every bend on the new panel is now too long by the thickness of the material because it was crafted to fit 'around' the existing panel, instead of into the gap, once the original is cut out. That is why you had to adjust the angles where the ends meet the fenders to get the lines to meet up again.
If I had a press brake like that I would always be able to turn nice, new flat sheet of expensive steel into a pile of bent up useless scrap metal with near perfect efficiency!
One of the things I love about your channel is you show the good and the bad. It would be easy to edit out the mistakes, but by leaving them in, it’s encouragement for the rest of us. We’ve all screwed up a part before. It’s nice to know everyone does it. Sheet metal is a skill that I’ve never learned. Like everything else, I’m learning some good techniques from you.
@@hootmanwillie it was said in jest i was not questioning his right to wear a knife i was saying it looked like he expected a rat to jump out and try to kill him
Mustie personally speak I couldn’t care if the video was sixty minutes or six hours I could watch and listen to you u all day long keep up the excellent content one of TH-cam’s best kept secrets massive thumbs up
dirty bird my grandpa being a body man for 40 years has accumulated about 20 body hammers, and has about 2 claw hammers. And the claw hammers are always gone
Hay is for Horses! Just Kidding! Old man joke. Old man advice. Be careful of who you "knock up". It can last a long time. I got lucky. Thanks for being a fan, Golf Man! Isn't Mustie great? Been watching his videos since before the "Beaver". Just before. What a great place to start. Yes, Dr. D., I am going to visit ALL your videos until I can't anymore. :-)
This is the life. It's Just me and the dog drinking some coffee on a Sunday morning tuning in to a good old mustie 1 program. It couldn't be any better
Agreed.
Never had a dog that liked coffee
Great work. she is looking good. you are an artist....tks for sharing.. till the next one......
Good morning. Best way to start a Sunday is this channel.
That plasma cutter is the bomb! Amazing. The step clamp is neat too. Cool to watch.
I did body repair and refinish for 30+ years and for someone who doesn't do this as a profession, Sir you do amazing work.
He is actually doing this as a profession. TH-cam pays him hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the videos. He has over half a million subscribers and hundreds of millions of views. He also knows how to work on heavy equipment/diesel, gasoline engines, two stroke engines, and so much more. You would have been very lucky to have made in your 30+ years the money that he is making. I am not saying that you didn’t, just that you would have been very lucky. He deserves everything that he has.
@@larryfalkin63 That's not what I meant. I meant, I did body repair and paint "ONLY", I didn't do mechanic work or other things. He can repair just about anything that runs, plus body work. I wasn't taking anything away from him. He doesn't do body repair as his only means of living. He has crazy skills.
@@danwingo7512 I understand.
Very cool video. Sheet metal fab is an art form. I love these Econolines. Thanks for keeping this one out of the crusher. You will have a sweet ride shortly.
I love these kind of videos. You make it seem like we are learning things together and the comments include more knowledgeable people suggesting how it might be done better. You have challenged and encouraged me to try my hand doing things like welding, fabricating and working with sheet metal that I had given up on because I thought I didn't have the magic touch.
My dad passed a couple years ago and he had a saying... that a blind man would be happy to see the differance....good words to live by
Hey Mustie; Thanks for the invite over. I enjoyed myself! Cheers, Steve
You talking about that final bend made me think about an old mentor I had from Uruguay. When i wanted to make that final tweak because I saw something that could be better he would tell me "You no want to get greedy". Miss you Jose, Rest in peace my friend.
Don’t worry about the time, my friend. Most of us would watch for hours. And still wish for more!
100% I agree 👍
Mustie1
I'm someone that has really enjoyed your videos and a guy about your age that's been fixen stuff for business and personal on things. I love the fact that you show that we need to take our time and rush inorder to do right, it's a legacy that you're passing on.
Thank you for the content
A nicely restored old Econoline is the coolest truck for hauling motorcycles, and surfboards.
i dunno it's hard to beat Crusty !
Whaooo! Surf City, Here We Come!!
You’re crazy! Surfboards make horrible motorcycle ramps.....
Let’s be honest, any vintage cab over design truck is awesome as a toy mover, it doesn’t mater the badge of ford, Chevy, dodge, or even a Jeep forward control truck. But I think the Jeep is the best choice, because it was the only one with a factory 4x4 option!
They would be the easiest pile of rubbish to die in as well, safety obviously never came into the equation, but then it never seems to have done with Ford.
Mustie1, (just in case you see this amongst all the thousands of comments on these body work videos) You are really doing amazing work and getting even better than you already were every hour that you cut and bang things into submission!!
thanks mac
Mustie, get a laser string line and mount it at the end of the dye so it shines along your work piece so you know where the top dye will press.
Also does your machine have stops? Stop it travelling so far up n down?
Takes practice, you will get there! I learnt that you only press small increments cause you can always press it again if it wasn’t enough.
Thanks for bringing us along!
Love my Sunday evenings with Mustie1, I do my workout, and watch your touch...you always seem to know just the right amount.
The “growing metal” issue referred to is called bend allowance. Use a “K” or “J” chart to determine your setback for bends.
For the life of me I have no idea how you find the time to do the tasks, explain what your doing while your doing it, research and order parts, and then edit videos. Great stuff keep it up please.
Thank you for rescuing this from the scrap yard... Nice work.
I truly admire your patience.
...and his skills!
that is my biggest problem being patient. mustie does it with ease...so at least in his videos.
You never fail to educate and entertain your viewers. Very good for home made.
Liked before the ad even finished playing. Maximum faith.
Same thing here.
Dear Niall Kirby
Me too!
Nice work. For someone who has no metal-working experience, it's nice to see how it's done in the real world.
Whenever you start cutting or welding I hear the A-Team theme song playing in my head
Wow, I hear Indiana Jones theme song... Lol Both are Great... LLAP
theone2be33 I hear the Animal House music when they cut up Flounder’s brother’s Lincoln and made the Eat Me Mobile
Your videos inspire me to be better at something. I will never be the mechanic, or artist, you are, but I can up my game somewhere else. In the summer of 1975 I worked in a metal shop between my 11th and 12th grades and we had about a 8 ft brake and the foot petal it was real sloppy, so it could be a challenge. We were building HVAC duct work for large grocery stores, so alot of 90 degree bends. That brake was evil. You are the Man!
To create a curved pofile for use in a press take a piece of very large profile angle iron and smooth the exterior 90 edge to match the curve profile. If needed lay weld beads down either exterior side to give a greater surface area when ground smooth.
Then lay that over the sheet material and allow the blade to sit into the interior 90 of the iron...and press 👍😉
Or he can try and get an English wheel, used some where but that cost's more money than what your explaining, at what your saying he has the materials already handy to make the template to make soft edges, am I right?
Or a piece of tubing... cut alongside... on the upper blade.
@@thekrazykshow8011 Mustie has mentioned several times he's trying to source a good english wheel at a reasonable price. It's not easy.
My thoughts exactly, my ex grandfather inlaw was a tool and die maker and in a pinch he'd tac up a pice of pipe to make a curved profile, he'd make a die if he had a lot to make but for just 2 he'd use pipe.
I really don't understand why he didn't use a pipe and a hammer. Check out the 60 Fury on Cold War Motors. 1 good car from 3 with lots and lots of hammering, even with an English Wheel!
I enjoy your long videos when working on fixing and repairing body panels. The time seems to fly by and all of a sudden the video comes to an end. Keep up the good work and keep those long videos coming.👍🇨🇦
Mustie your vids are like be smarter at every mistake, thats the way I learnt. Have an amazing new year and love and respect from the UK.
Keep putting a zero after the value of unique and unusual iron, but only for the fun of it. Thanks Mustie. The pace, as usual, is perfect.
Can’t look at this thing without thinking of my childhood, and hot wheels! 😬
my daily driver from Feb of 1973 to March of 1977 at the Speed Shop
Your tools, shop, and talent are a joy to watch !!
For just a few bends, in light gauge steel, you can make brake dies out of wood. Oak works pretty well. Use a router to make the exact profile you want.
Awsome info!!
Dead wood carcass to save the day!
Sand bags, broom handle and a large hammer works well also, it’s just a crude way of shaping metal!
i wonder is mustie a good carpenter .......probably not..... wood don't rust lol
kelly steele while wood doesn’t rust, it rots so he might be right at home with it!, and with his personality and patience, I don’t think it would be beyond his abilities!
Just think about all the different things that you do, I’m quite sure that is an eclectic lot in itself, why would he or anyone else be much different, think it comes down to what gives him greater pleasure, that he shares with us.
'While I was in the mood, I made number 2'. This is why I just love this channel! The cool commentary, it's a gift I guess .. and back to work on Jan 1st ...
Been waiting for this all week. Like a kid waiting for Christmas!!
Jonathan Gibson I’m right there with you...every single week🤣✌️
@@marcijunebug 👌👍👍
Thanks Mustie1. I ran a brake machine 25 years ago. Takes some getting used to. I almost cut both my thumbs off with this goofy setup I thought was a stroke of genius. Old guy even walked over to my area and said " Like your thumbs kid" I should have listened to him.
That old truck needs a set of 70’s corvette style side pipes to go along with those retro slot mags. Good luck with your projects and keep up the great work. Peace.
"Lakers". Those pipes look so cool!
@@jlucasound This is basically a Hot Wheels vehicle in real life.
bright red with big chrome pipes.......... I like it!
I can actually picture that myself.
I would go with stacks in the bed. And a 16 gallon keg in the bed for a gas tank. Oh, and a wood plank bed floor.
You said bringing junk back to life. I think that that's around about way adjust bragging that's you're going to have a really nice vehicle after all the Sweat Equity.
Thank you for taking the extra time and showing us about the tailgate. As always thank you, Darren.
OK, thoughts: Myself I would have made a top and bottom die for the machine for that one soft radius as you'll be able to use it on all future metalwork...... using some black iron pipe welded to some bar stock that was thick enough to clamp into the machine where the dies go (you could also make this custom die a bit longer than the machine to accommodate your length needs?)
When I worked in a body shop restoring rusty junk with new metal like this, we used wide pan-head self tapping sheet metal screws to hold everything prior to tacking, then once it was all tacked you just had tiny holes smaller than a pop-rivet to weld/tack over and grind flush, vice grips tend to smash big round spots, or slip like crazy if too loose, fine for ONE panel like you have in this video, but youre going to need to hold it all in place while you fit the wheel arch, and the back corner - sheet metal self-tappers are your best friend for temp. fastening
Thanks for another great video
i have the same press brake. i make tooling all the time, the tang to hold the punch in is 1/2", so with a piece of 1/2" flat bar 4ft long and say 4" wide, i would tack weld some cold rolled 5/8" round bar, that would work with your bottom die, your still going to have to bump it in small steps to get that small radius, even with the tooling you have i would bump it, set it for the smallest bend angle you can, do your bend and then move the part in 1/8" , maybe only a 1/16", do another bend, then move in, over and over, it would be nice if you could score a 4ft four way die, they are so handy. i built a power back gage for my brake using an old satellite dish positioner, the kind when dishes were 12ft in dia, i mounted it to the back end of the right hand acme thread, deadly accurate.
Very nice work. The first generation of Econoline Vans and Pickups they looked cool, they were built like a box with nearly vertical front ends. The 1960's vans, Dodge, Ford, and GMC located the engine between the two front seats, the windshield and front end sheet metal were directly in front of the driver and front passenger. This provided the driver with great views, tight turning radius's, and the ability to park in tight places.
Nowadays the government probably would not allow vehicles like this to be built, they would consider them unsafe. Thanks Mustie.
We'd love to see you at The Good of the Land Festival this year with Eric from HandToolRescue. We have mowers and motors that need Rusteration here in Texas too!
Awesome video man! That step tool is really cool! Thanks for sharing!
Considering what you've got to work with and the fact that you've had to "play it by ear ", so to speak. I think you have made a pretty good job.
Back home in New Zealand this would definitely propel you into " Magiver " statice.
i used to work at a precision sheet metal shop ( I was a CNC programmer ) they had 25 press brakes some of them had CNC back gauges and they had tons of tooling for them you are doing great with what you have there I know thats one of your mottos " make do with whatcha got " thanks for sharing
The old lightning scissors sure do make cutting sheet metal easy.
One of Derek's funniest sayings that, a guy sure does love the old lightning scissors.
@@Jim_M_75 did you know the proper name for a welder is zappy glue machine?
I use my Milwaukee cordless skill saw with a $20 C5 carbide blade from Harbor Freight no guard of course cut your car right in half with 2 batteries . Use it for cutting electrical conduit cuts it square and no burrs ,i'll cut any steel with it
Timmy MacGruber AvE calls his MiG welder the hot metal glue gun.....
Excellent video. I'm a mechanic but have only dabbled in Bodywork a tiny amount. It is fascinating to watch the creativity that goes into bending and shaping panels and making a rust Bucket look like new again
The plasma cutter with out glasses makes me crazy.
The no-gloves on rusty, sharp sheet metal makes me crazy,too
So many safety issues going on, no gloves on sharp and or rusty metal, no goggles, no ear protection......the list goes on.
Ladies and gentlemen all of your issues have been solved with 30 years experience be nice to the old-timer❤️ you see he still has all his digits and both eyes work!
Although I have to admit everybody else I’ve seen using a plasma cutter wears their welding mask! Full disclosure here I’m a computer complainer on this issue because......... I don’t have a PLASMA CUTTER yet🤔❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸TRUMP2020🇺🇸
@@theusconstitution1776 Watching this video makes me want to get a plasma cutter,too. I have to do much the same work on my old truck.
The plasma cuts with no slag and easy punch-through makes me crazy! My Chinese plasma cutter is awful by comparison. Still better than no plasma cutter, though.
I just saw one of those old econoline trucks in the next town over from where I"m living. The Truck is in Berea, Ohio and I live in Strongsville, Ohio (Cleveland) Been living here for 2 .5 years now. I'm a refugee from the Crappy CT Economy. I was living in Granby, CT. I love your show, it's cool seeing someone from my old stomping grounds doing something cool...
We bump the large radius bends. this is a series of small bends 1/8 to 1'' apart pending on the radius.
I knew someone would indicate their technique. Nice, @bataviawillem1!
yes this. we called it chip forming. I have used brake to form 6'' radius bends. Set the brake to barely kiss the material at the bottom of the stroke and then move in a 1/16" or an 1/8" and hit it again. You can adjust the depth slightly to decrease the radius or hit it closer together.
I have formed many a leading edge of a wing this way, tweaking the bend as I went
Right, and set the press so it doesn't bottom out on the bottom die. So it just bends the metal a very little bit. Then repeat that over a distance and you get a radius instead of a sharp bend.
Always a lot of ways to do something for sure ! Great work love your problem solving skills!
When you run a press brake, never have your thumbs above the material when you initiate the stroke. This I know about. Yes, I have ten fingers at 57. It required surgery to keep the number at ten. I don't mean to lecture you. Just be aware. :-) The press I was running was 75 T. Two millimeters in, I would have seen a part of my skeleton. Although, I was bending split and expanded. Ya. Ouch.
I got to see the skeletal tip of my middle finger. It isn't something anyone should have to experience.
dont make such a fuss about a single finger! you got nine spare ones... ;)
He seems to play safe most of the time. But it's indeed good advice. Some machines are best being operated from a different zip code.
"I'm that gives me the heebie-jeebies just thinking about that happening . 🤪
I wanted to make the same comment.
I've always wanted one of these old Econoline pick up trucks. I think they are so tough looking. It great to see you cutting all the rust off and patching this one up. It's going to look great. I enjoy watching over your shoulder in the shop. Great work
26:05 "Come out! Meeses, this your last warning!"
You're awfully chipper for New Year's Day, Mustie. Hope you and yours will have a very good year.
a little help from the bubbly
I think your workmanship is so good and a pleasure to watch very .
That is coming along very nicely, the brake helps a lot.
FYI my wife thinks I'm losing it because I talk to my tablet when watching your vids.😏
Could be worse mum also argues at the things musty does to bikes especially when he don't know things she knows XD
Yeah, I always watch you and admire how intuitively you work on motors. I always learn a lot. And then I see you operate that press brake. My dad was a welder, so even though I went into academics, that's something I've done since I was a kid. Yeeeoww! There are some great youtube videos out there...
Acorns in the panels? Wow, thats just nuts! lol
See yourself out! 😀
Ouch... that one caused physical pain. Lol
Literally.
Oak nuts
Loved watching you figure it out! Looking very nice!
The metal forming was a nail-Biter but you aced it , cracking job
You make a nice video Darrin. Lots of discussion and airing your thoughts. Fun to watch. Just be careful with your fingers around that press. 36 years as a Paramedic Firefighter in a large West Coast port city FD. I saw a lot of man waster accidents in the port on equipment like that press. Be careful, it happens fast. I'd hate to have anything happen to you. Love your projects and videos.
I would of cut a piece of 3/4" pipe length ways so it fitted over the upper die and tried that
I was thinking the same sir
@@geoffreyjones2000 Yep me too, but in metric.
@@geoffreyjones2000 Me too. I was a bodyman for over 42 years.
Yep, I tried to tell him too, but he wasnt listening :)
I tacked a length of round bar to a crappy die, works great. I guess Mustie couldn’t hear me...
I got to tell you, don't worry about the videos being not as interesting as the ones fidling with motors and such. Watching you work and bring back this great looking truck together is therapy enough for my eyes. Very interesting to watch you work on it Mustie. Keep going, i don't tire of it. Thanks for the vid quality as well. Til the next one! Be safe!
Bumping sheet metal is a series of very light, equally spaced bends over a predetermined length or stretchout (where the radius starts and stops) of a radius.
Yes, and I always used the manual brake instead of the press brake on something like this, a lot easier to control. Mustie will get the hang of it, he is doing pretty good right now.
Really appreciate you sharing the whole process with us! I work in sheet metal manufacturing but I'm rather fresh. My wife and I enjoyed this on our Sunday morning. I can't wait to see more progress going forward!
me : doesn't restore, build or work on any bit of equipment.
also me : never misses a Mustie1 video.
Michel me too!!
aceadman I do my motorcycles and tubers like Mustie give me the ideas I need to move forward
Haven’t missed a video in years, have yet to clean out a rats nest or fix a lawnmower or any other such equipment
Really enjoy watching you create new body panels. Find myself talking you via the video making suggestions on how to fashion it. Glad you can’t hear me because I would just screw it up. Keep it up.
Use the widest bottom dye and you will get a less "hard" bend.
Nice professional fabrication takes lot of patience ☺️ you nailed it Mustie 👍👍👍👍
Morning coffee and a Mustie1 vid ☕️ 👍🏻
Sunday...
Thanks for bring us along on this. Best excuse I have for not working on the car today.
I am not trying to be a smart guy here, but when making the new rocker panels, there was a bit of an error in the thought process. At first you followed the profile gauge that came off the original panel on the vehcile, but at some point you switched to placing the replacement panel on top of the original panel that was to be replaced and you started taking the dimensions from there instead of building the replacement to fit 'inside' the original profile gauge dimensions. This caused you to build a 'sleeve' panel that fits on the outside of the origial bodypanel, but is now too large on every angled section to replace the original once it is cut out. Every bend on the new panel is now too long by the thickness of the material because it was crafted to fit 'around' the existing panel, instead of into the gap, once the original is cut out. That is why you had to adjust the angles where the ends meet the fenders to get the lines to meet up again.
You don't suck!! It's very very difficult to bend metal accurately, especially freehand minus any kind of a jig. Great work and good on you!!!
Someone's getting mighty good at molding/bending/shaping metal, huh? Damn dude. I didn't know it was that involved.
Love it! Love the truck, the metal work and the great way you show your thinking and progress!
If I had a press brake like that I would always be able to turn nice, new flat sheet of expensive steel into a pile of bent up useless scrap metal with near perfect efficiency!
One of the things I love about your channel is you show the good and the bad. It would be easy to edit out the mistakes, but by leaving them in, it’s encouragement for the rest of us. We’ve all screwed up a part before. It’s nice to know everyone does it.
Sheet metal is a skill that I’ve never learned. Like everything else, I’m learning some good techniques from you.
There's a company online called macsautoparts that lists a few of the complex body parts for these.
You did a great job fabricating this oldschool!👍🤙👏💯😎 awesome work!
IT’S MUSTIE DAY!!!!!! So sad when my hour is up...😟
A hot cup of coffee and a mustie1 video on Sunday morning... name a more iconic duo..
I hope you saved those acorns. Factory solution to prevent stoppies and you can't get OEM anymore.
bludenuff1 AND he could use acorns instead of walnut shells for blasting! Start a new fad😂
mustie you have a choir ahead of you fixing all of that rust, normal day at your shop thanks for the good video .
I see Mustie has a knife on his belt , he must be expecting a killer rat to come out of the ratty mobile to attack him.
I also wondered why he was wearing a knife, then figured it must be a hammer.
Well, he does live in America, the right to bear arms, anyone can wear a knife, I have one as well and I live in Canada!
@@hootmanwillie it was said in jest i was not questioning his right to wear a knife i was saying it looked like he expected a rat to jump out and try to kill him
@@systemsrenegade9888 hahaha, ok I get it. I'm a little slow on the fun banter.
@@hootmanwillie all good mate no problems
Mustie personally speak I couldn’t care if the video was sixty minutes or six hours I could watch and listen to you u all day long keep up the excellent content one of TH-cam’s best kept secrets massive thumbs up
Strangest thing I ever saw.... He's using a body hammer for body work.....
dirty bird my grandpa being a body man for 40 years has accumulated about 20 body hammers, and has about 2 claw hammers. And the claw hammers are always gone
One of the best comments on a mustie1 vid I have seen!
That is the only thing a body hammer should be used for!
I like your videos your a man that knows trick of all trades! Much respect.
A set of side pipes would take your eye away from any little imperfections! Looking good Mustie !
Wear PPE, you may be a tough old timer but younger less experienced people are watching and learning..
you learn fast , very cool , came out great 👍
Hay Mustie you missed a trick there, at the start you could have said
"and here's a panel i knocked up earlier", great stuff.
Hay is for Horses! Just Kidding! Old man joke. Old man advice. Be careful of who you "knock up". It can last a long time. I got lucky. Thanks for being a fan, Golf Man! Isn't Mustie great? Been watching his videos since before the "Beaver". Just before. What a great place to start. Yes, Dr. D., I am going to visit ALL your videos until I can't anymore. :-)
I crack up every time you speed up the videos. The hammering reminds me of the woodpeckers around my house.
And there's your dinner, Taryl says.
Nice,that piece came out awesome.
Not quite COLDWARMOTORS material, but very nice.
mansonmydog totally, cold war motors, that guy is an artist
See what 3am, beer, and a joint will do for ya? Almost hurts to watch this, lol
COLD WAR MOTORS! HANDS DOWN!!
@@VideoServicesVB Big fat one!
Mustie needs a poodle and a Dean. 😂
Always a joy being “present” through video while you think! Thanks for sharing sir!
No PPE was harmed in the making of this video :).
Looking good Mustie1, thanks for taking us along.
lay a little sand in your breaks groove to soften the 90
always great to watch you - age 82 now so that's it for me from USA.
I need a plasma cutter...man that blows away using a cutting wheel.
sure does
I got the cheapest one on Amazon and it works great!
@@mustie1 diggin the MAC-V bowie cool stuff. Also you make this intricate metal work look easy. Ive never worked with sheet metal
Mustie1 what Plasma Cutter are you using these days?
If doing this on rusty stuff you need an " air start " model, the others wont cut with paint or heavy rust.
thank you for showing the entire process. these videos are entertaining as well as super informative. love hanging out in your shop with you.